On Wed, 30 Aug 2000, Brian P. Huber wrote:
> There are adapters that will allow a flash foot to be inserted (Hama?) and
> then mount to a tripod or other device capable of accepting a 1/20 thread.
yeah, I've seen those. What I wanted was something clever so I wouldn't
even have to carry a tripod...I dunno, like a big clamp or something. Just
fishing for ideas...;)
> Of, course, if you have 2 more OM bodies, you could just use those for the
> flash mount and the tripod socket on the bottom of the body would work quite
> well. (:>)
> Got any kids? They might hold them for a little while. just joking.
Ohh, so THERE was the reason to get children....;) (Just kidding). No, I
do not have kids, and since the future doesn't seem to be having any in
stock for me, I guess I will still have to investigate purely mechanical
solutions *grin*
--thomas
>
> Brian P. Huber
>
> Troy, OH
> bphuber@xxxxxxxxxx
> Hello all,
>
> Spawned by the recent discussion(s) about various aspects of flash
> photography as well as the fact that three nice T32 flashes w. long
> (5m) cables and a connector box are laying around at home, I want to ask a
> question.......
>
> How do you mount the flashes? The connector that fits in the accessory
> shoe of the camera doesn't fit anything else, and it's a but cumbersome to
> set up something usefull....at least without the (rather
> expensive and somewhat bulky) professional solutions, involving guiding
> lights, an umbrella etc. While I have (a single) of such setup's, it is
> too bulky to carry around, takes too long to set up and is not always
> pratical where space is a scare ressource.
>
> I was thinking more along the lines of a simple "hack", bouncing flashes
> off a wall or the ceiling, somehow mounting them in a non-destructive
> fashion on existing furniture.
>
> Does something like this exist allready, or will I have to hit the
> workshop and welder something myself? (could be an interresting exercise,
> considering the old saying of "watch out for programmers with
> screwdrivers in their hands"...)
>
> Any clues appreciated ;)
>
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